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. 2025 Sep 16;12(9):355. doi: 10.3390/jcdd12090355
apoB Apolipoprotein B
ALP Alkaline phosphatase
ALT Alanine aminotransferase
APTT Activated partial thromboplatin time
AST Aspartate aminotransferase
CD36 Cluster of differentiation 36
CD40L Cluster of differentiation 40 ligand
CD62P P-selectin
CK Creatine kinase
DLCN Dutch Lipid Clinic Network
DM Diabetes mellitus
EGF-A Epidermal growth factor homology domain A of LDLDR
ESC European Society of Cardiology
GalNAc Triantennary N-acetylgalactosamine
GGT Gamma-glutamyl transferase
GPIIb/IIIa Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa
FVIII Coagulation factor VIII
HbA1c Glycated hemoglobin
HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HDL-c High-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration
HeFH Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
HGB Hemoglobin
IL-18 Interleukin-18
INR International normalized ratio
IQR Interquartile range
LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LDL-c Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration
LDLR Receptor for LDLC
LRP-1 LDL-related protein-1
MPV Mean platelet volume
M-W Mann–Whitney test
NT-proBNP N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide
NYHA New York Heart Association
oxLDL Oxidized LDL
PAI-1 Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PCSK9 Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
PCSK9i Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor
PCSK9 mabs Monoclonal antibodies against PCSK9
PF-4 Platelet factor-4
PLT Platelet count
RBC Red blood cell count
RCTs Randomized controlled trials
ROS Reactive oxygen species
sCD62P Soluble P-selectin
SD Standard deviation
siRNA Small interfering RNA
SMC Smooth muscle cells
TC Total cholesterol
TF Tissue factor
TG Triglycerides
TSH Thyroid-stimulating hormone
WBC White blood cell count